Understanding and predicting the functional consequences of missense mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2

Abstract BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumour suppressor genes that play a critical role in maintaining genomic stability via the DNA repair mechanism. DNA repair defects caused by BRCA1 and BRCA2 missense variants increase the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers. Accurate identification of these va...

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Main Authors: Raghad Aljarf, Mengyuan Shen, Douglas E. V. Pires, David B. Ascher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13508-3